We have the Nikon Coolpix Bridge camera and have to say for what we use it for (holidays.. etc) it is fantastic.

Buy one of these
http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-nikon-d...y/p1522130

and one of these
http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-tamron-...t/p1031627

Job done. Probably find it cheaper if you shop around but this camera gets really good reviews and the lens will cover all you'll ever need to photograph.

You'll get bored of a bridge camera and they're not that much cheaper. The physical size of the sensor will be bigger in the SLR as well so should in theory give you better quality, not that you are likely to notice on anything up to A4 size prints.

Don't skimp on memory cards either, buy SanDisk, Amazon and Picstop generally very good on price for these. Buy the Extreme's as they are water and dust proof.

ad210358 wrote:

LRswe wrote:

I know this is pretty much just throwing a spanner in the works... but have you considered the canon g12? A compact camera that will let you explore the world of manual settings? : ) (you will love doing long exposures at night when nobody else can bother you)

I know things can be quite liberal in Sweden but over here I would expect the chances of getting caught would be high and the penalties severe.

Walked straight into that one hahahaha....